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August 2018

August 09, 2018

‘Something very important is missing from every statement issued by the U.S. bishops…’

A very good observation this morning from Dawn Eden Goldstein: Something very important is missing...

August 07, 2018

New bishop on the McCarrick scandal: ‘It is almost unbearable. This cannot continue.’

I had the privilege of breaking bread with Jefferson City's Bishop Shawn McKnight during our...

August 06, 2018

‘Dear Bishops, please pay attention…’ — UPDATED

Elizabeth Scalia notes some news out of Washington this morning — and says what a...

August 01, 2018

‘Unprecedented and stunning’: bishop orders names of accused clergy to be removed from buildings

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=3&v=ED5ihBG4dGM From PennLive.com: In an unprecedented and stunning move, the head of the Diocese of...

July 2018

July 30, 2018

Australia’s Archbishop Wilson resigns over sex abuse case

From Vatican News: Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Australian Archbishop Philip Edward Wilson of...

July 29, 2018

Albany’s bishop on the McCarrick scandal: ‘At its heart, this is a profoundly spiritual crisis’

The bishop of Albany, Edward B. Scharfenberger, released the following letter to his clergy today, taking...

July 27, 2018

Behold: the youngest bishop leading a diocese in North America

From our Eastern siblings: At 44, Bishop Milan Lach is the fifth bishop of the...

July 25, 2018

Bishop quits Twitter, calling it ‘an occasion for sin’

Details: The leader of Rhode Island's Roman Catholics deleted his Twitter account on Monday. Diocese...

June 2018

June 25, 2018

‘My brothers, may you always know the joy of a clear conscience…’

Here's part of an excellent homily delivered Saturday at the ordination of priests by Archbishop...

June 22, 2018

Pope: each bishop must decide about communion in mixed marriages

This broke yesterday, on his return flight from Geneva. From CNS: The question of allowing...

June 20, 2018

‘The notion that we can legitimately traumatize children…is beyond the pale’

Last week, Bishop Edward Weisenburger of Tucson made headlines at the USCCB meeting for...

June 19, 2018

Bishop on border separation: ‘We cannot choose which parts of the truth we believe in’

From Bridgeport Bishop Frank Caggiano: As our nation continues to grapple with the practice of...

June 18, 2018

Visiting the cathedral in Green Bay: Was St. Stephen a Packer?

While in Wisconsin for the Catholic Media Conference, I got to attend Mass at Green...

June 16, 2018

New Mexico bishops: ‘We are greatly appalled’ by border policies

A statement released Friday from the bishops of New Mexico: As bishops of a border...

June 15, 2018

‘Canonical penalties’ for those who separate children from parents at the border?

The bishop of Tucson made the proposal earlier this week, and launched a firestorm of...

May 2018

May 04, 2018

Pope to German bishops: find ‘unanimous’ decision regarding intercommunion

From Vatican News: At a meeting in the Vatican on Thursday, senior Vatican officials and...

April 2018

April 17, 2018

A sign of spring: a joyful cardinal!

I just love this picture of New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan, sharing a laugh with...

April 17, 2018

Bishop: ‘Biggest obstacle to the Catholic Church is itself’

From the BBC: One of Scotland's top bishops claims the Catholic Church may be its...

April 12, 2018

Cupich, Gomez to lead summit on overcoming polarization

From Crux: Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, who...

April 08, 2018

Bishop on guns: ‘We must protect life, even if it means to some degree limiting our liberties’

The bishops of Missouri have issued a statement on gun violence, and one of the...

March 2018

March 15, 2018

Bishop on deacons: ‘Let’s lift up this vocation, let’s emphasize its role’

Arlington's Bishop Michael Burbidge had some warm words about deacons in The Catholic Herald, which...

March 08, 2018

Oscar Romero confidante: ‘He never had a Marxist thought or Marxist ideology in his mind’

CNA recently interviewed Monsignor Ricardo Urioste, Archbishop Oscar Romero's vicar general, who offers some insight into...

March 06, 2018

Birmingham’s retired bishop battling cancer

Details: Retired Bishop David Foley, former head of the Catholic Diocese of Birmingham from 1994-2005,...

March 05, 2018

Cardinal Kasper: ‘Tradition is not stagnant’; Amoris Laetitia is not heresy

From Vatican News: As Cardinal Walter Kasper turns 85, the former President of the Pontifical...

March 03, 2018

In a first, archdiocese unveils it parish pastoral plan for Amoris Laetitia

The news comes from the Archdiocese of Washington. It was announced a couple days ago...

March 02, 2018

Cardinal Dolan’s video tribute to Billy Graham: ‘I’m praying for just a tiny portion of his charism, his passion’

New York's Cardinal Timothy Dolan is in Charlotte, North Carolina for the funeral of Billy...

March 01, 2018

Springfield’s Bishop Paprocki: ‘I hope Senator Durbin comes back to his roots’

Following up on last month's big news— in which Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield repeated...

March 01, 2018

“You have a say”: Bishop invites parishes to help choose his successor

This idea seems quite extraordinary: With his mandatory retirement just two-and-a-half years away, Bishop Gerald...

October 2015

October 29, 2015

The pope will have the last word: Francis to write document following Synod

Details: The Vatican’s second most powerful figure said Wednesday that Pope Francis will pen a...

October 29, 2015

The pope will have the last word: Francis to write document following Synod

Details: The Vatican’s second most powerful figure said Wednesday that Pope Francis will pen a...